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Crunchy numbers: Temple, St. Joe's and Villanova

I'm just going to get these done all at once, so bear with me because this post is pretty long and I'm not going to use the jump.

Temple

-- Pomeroy: 127 (108) (I suspect the loss to Dayton hurt quite a bit in this one)
-- RPI: 162 (156)
-- Sagarin: 142 (135)

-- Record: 12-17 (6-10 conf.)

-- Offensive efficiency: 58
-- Defensive efficiency: 271
-- Tempo: 71 (69.8 possessions per 40 minutes)

-- Effective FG %: 56
-- Turnover % given up: 28
-- Offensive rebounding %: 298
-- 3-point FG %: 97
-- 2-point FG %: 57
-- Steal % given up: 8
-- Ratio of threes to all field goal attempts: 65
-- Offensive rebounding % given up: 271 (that doesn't help)
-- Free throw % given up: 331
-- Ratio of assists to field goals made given up: 256

Dion Dacons

-- Offensive rating: 71
-- Effective FG %: 51

Saint Joseph's

-- Pomeroy: 87 (84)
-- RPI: 92 (83)
-- Sagarin: 106 (104)

-- Record: 17-13 (9-7 conf.)

-- Offensive efficiency: 60
-- Defensive efficiency: 178
-- Tempo: 296 (62.8 possessions per 40 minutes)

-- Effective FG %: 77
-- Offensive rebounding %: 46
-- Free throw rate: 62
-- 3-point FG %: 37
-- Free throw %: 90
-- Steal % given up: 315
-- Ratio of threes to all field goal attempts: 280
-- Turnover % forced: 252
-- 3-point FG % given up: 70
-- Block % forced: 57
-- Steal % forced: 68
-- Ratio of threes to all FG attempts given up: 89

Ahmad Nivins

-- Free throw rate: 23

D.J. Rivera

-- Steal percentage: 91

Villanova

-- Pomeroy: 127 (20)
-- RPI: 162 (19)
-- Sagarin: 22 (29)

-- Record: 21-9 (9-7 conf.)

-- Offensive efficiency: 62
-- Defensive efficiency: 56
-- Tempo: 168 (66.8 possessions per 40 minutes)

-- Offensive rebounding %: 8
-- Free throw rate: 23
-- Free throw %: 1
-- Block % given up: 326
-- Ratio of threes to all FG attempts: 56
-- Effective FG % given up: 98
-- Turnover % forced: 43
-- Offensive rebounding % given up: 85
-- Free throw rate given up: 262
-- 2-point FG%: 33
-- Block % forced: 72
-- Steal % forced: 31
-- Ratio of threes to all FG attempts given up: 314

Curtis Sumpter

-- Percentage of team's shots taken while on the floor: 97

Dante Cunningham

-- Assist rate: 63

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